There is a well on adjacent property that is 200 ft from my property line. If wells have to be 600 ft from residential am I still able to use my residence I am building there pls t y
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You need to give the location as rules vary by state. If the well precedes the building, then that may be important.
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Yes’m it may well be a problem. It’s Oklahoma.
You many need to review the statutes, but I seem to remember that leases to drill have to be 200’ away from a previous home building (and maybe a barn). If the well is already 600’ from a proposed new home, then you need to check the new building codes. Sounds like it is on someone else’s property. Check with your builder.
Other states have much larger setbacks.
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Yes ma’am. I’ve been letting it slide and now I’ve already cleared the area and built road to house pad. I sent a message to lease operator asking them to verify setback. I was here before well was. Seems like it’s 200 from well head to my property line. Then 50 ft from property line to west side of house pad so 250 ft from wellhead Construction foreman was on site today and they want to start Monday. I’m going to let them start anyway. Unicorporated mcclain county oklahomie
Sounds like a question for the county building permit office.
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You are correct I’m sure but I don’t want any trouble. I can work with operator
It’s unincorporated it may be ok maybe not. The stake could have been moved
Sounds like the well was there prior to you selecting your build site. If so you are in the backseat
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My whole property is a selected home site. Construction starts Monday morning. They wont be encroaching on my surface rights unless the buy it.
No building permits required in unincorporated oklahomie. If project is financed by lender they might have some some say. This is me building on my property where I want it.
Thats not really true. Even if the building site is out in the county (rather than within city limits), there are building regulations. You say no permit, but a building for occupation generally needs a certain amount of acreage, a perculation test for sewage / septic, setbacks, distance from wells, putting in utilities & roads, and many other things to consider and probable laws concerning them. The operator might not have any objections, but you might get your house half built and find out it can’t be where you built it; and in some cases, it might have to be torn down and moved. Building a house is a big investment, and not worth screwing up the process because someone didn’t do their research.
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Nothing. No permits unless u change grade 3 ft. Lagoons. The oil company ran three phase to within 300 ft of my property so now 3 phase is readily available. I just happen to have a 3 phase box and pole. Cut electrical costs by half. So I am proceeding with construction regardless
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worry too much lol
Where I live in Texas, we only have to get a approved septic system and inspection. We have a nat gas pipeline running across the farm. There was a small set back from that line.
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I can’t wait for them to figure it out construction is in progress we are moving fast on construction. This was the only slot available with builders. Too late now
The standard setback from well to property line in rural Oklahomie is 330 ft. Found out today from field inspector
So, since you’re less than the minimum, do you have to stop construction while you file for a variance?
I’m outside 330 ft I think he said my property line is 484 ft from well. Construction continues
I thought the setback was 600 ft which would encroach on my surface rights. Setback is 330